Nerds At Church

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Lisa Heffernan (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 26 or Proper 21, which falls on September 26th this year, including our deep dive into inclusion and exclusion!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about prayer, which you can explore more in our Easter 7 deep dive.  The Whoopi Goldberg movie Kay references is A Knight in Camelot.

CN: We include examples of ableism and exclusion in the deep dive & we talk about the Olympic gymnastics abuse investigations when discussing the Gospel reading.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 25 or Proper 20, which falls on September 19th this year, including our deep dive into children!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Also, if you want to learn more about childism, we talked about it some in our Easter 4 episode with Elle Dowd! (Lots of trucks in the background on this one, sorry!)

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 24 or Proper 19, which falls on September 12th this year, including our deep dive into learning hard things!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  This is the Twitter account that shares Calvin & Hobbes comics that Pastor Kay mentions.  Also, don’t forget to check out our 2nd Sunday after Pentecost episode for more on shame and guilt with Rev. Callie Swanlund!

CN: examples of harmful biases, words, and actions in the deep dive on hard things.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 23 or Proper 18, which falls on September 5th this year, including our deep dive into biblical cussing!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  The scripture we reference during the deep dive can be found here.  We mentioned the Shakespeare Insulter and the Luther Insulter, which you can check out for more insulting fun!   We also mentioned this article on wheelchairs equalling freedom.

CN: we talk about ableism when discussing the first reading.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 22 or Proper 17, which falls on August 29th this year, including our deep dive into hand washing!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  If you want to learn more about the science of hand washing (and sanitizing), this Science Friday episode from 2020 is great! Also, Pastor Emily referred to this powerful poem by Dori Midnight.

CN: we talk about antisemitism when discussing the Gospel reading.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Alex Raabe (he) to explore new and nerdy connections for Rye(Wry?) and Shine, the final episode of our Jesus Loafs You series. This includes the scripture for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 21 or Proper 16, which falls on August 22nd this year, including our deep dive into #GayBaking!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about this Easter episode of Nerds at Church with special guest, Elle Dowd.  Also, check out Emily’s twitter summary of Moses’ law breaking origin story!  We also talked about this episode of the Lore Podcast and the TV Show What We Do in the Shadow.

CN: Colonization/manifest destiny in first reading

Militarization in second reading

Cannibalism and anti-Muslim violence in the gospel reading

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guests Liz Williams Webb (she) of The Joyful Body Project and John Webb (he) to explore new and nerdy connections for “Eat me!”-Jesus, part of our Jesus Loafs You series.  This includes the scripture for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 20 or Proper 15, which falls on August 15th this year, including our deep dive into embodiment!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about The Joyful Body Project, which you can also explore more here.  Kay referred to a story from Tumblr, and you can check out Seanan McGuire’s twitter, too. Liz mentioned an Audible podcast called the Grown Up Guide to Dinosaurs. John did start that Facebook group for pastor’s spouses!

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Caitlin Reilley Beck (she/he/they) to explore new and nerdy connections for Breadpocalypse, part of our Jesus Loafs You series.  This includes the scripture for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 19 or Proper 14, which falls on August 8th this year, including our deep dive into eating disorders.

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about the following books: Health at Every Size and Radical Belonging by Lindo Bacon, Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings, and Dietland by Sarai Walker.  Caitlin mentioned Adventure Playgrounds.

Go here for support, resources, and treatment options for eating disorders.

CN: we talk about eating disorders when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Micah Louwagie (they) to explore new and nerdy connections for A Friend in Knead, part of our Jesus Loafs You series.  This includes the scripture for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 18 or Proper 13, which falls on August 1st this year, including our deep dive into sourdough bread!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Don’t forget to become a patron to get access to Micah’s favorite Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Sourdough recipe!  Kay mentioned this Brooklyn 99 episode with a sourdough starter.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Pete Myers (he) of North Des Moines Mutual Aid to explore new and nerdy connections for A-Bun-Dance, part of our Jesus Loafs You series.  This includes the scripture for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 17 or Proper 12, which falls on July 25th this year, including our deep dive into Mutual Aid!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Support North Des Moines Mutual Aid! We talked about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Gospel reading. You can check out the Des Moines Defender here. We talked about Water Protector Jessica Reznicek’s recent sentencing.  The cookbook Kay mentioned can be found here, and the cartoon she mentioned is here.

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